In fact, 'any(myobject is element for element in mylist)' is 2 times slower than using a for loop, and 'id(myobject) in (id(element) for element in mylist)' is 2.4 times slower.
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In fact, 'any(myobject is element for element in mylist)' is 2 times slower than using a for loop, and 'id(myobject) in (id(element) for element in mylist)' is 2.4 times slower.
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